How LLNL launched ‘The Age of Ignition’ at NIF
How did LLNL make history at the National Ignition Facility by achieving fusion ignition on Dec. 5, 2022?
Our special expanded report, The Age of Ignition, explains how this was accomplished, how it helps strengthen national security, and what it means for science and energy.
Ignition Continues to Spark Interest in NIF&PS Intern Program
Oct. 2, 2024-
The NIF&PS Summer Scholar Program enjoyed another record year in 2024—and, once again, the fusion ignition milestone at LLNL in 2022 was cited as a key reason for the continuing surge of interest.
Diagnostics Explored the ‘Unknowns’ in NIF Ignition Experiments
Sept. 25, 2024-
A recent Physics of Plasmas paper showed how sophisticated diagnostic equipment played a central role in testing the ICF models, simulations, and experimental designs used in laser shots that led to ignition at NIF.
Mordy Rosen Shares the Long Road to Ignition
Sept. 25, 2024-
In a paper published in Physics of Plasmas, longtime LLNL physicist Mordy Rosen details decades of pivotal events and daily challenges that led up to ignition at NIF in 2022.
Celebrate Ignition, Science, Art in San Ramon
Sept. 25, 2024-
Save the Date: On Sunday, Sept. 29, from 2-4 p.m., City Center Bishop Ranch will host a celebration of ignition, science, and the LLNL-designed art installation "Bringing Star Power to Earth."
Shreds With the Best of Them
Sept. 25, 2024-
Gary Tham, a NIF optical fabrication technician, hadn't gone mountain biking for about 27 years. Here's how he rekindled his passion for the sport.
LLNL Hosts French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission Leaders
Sept. 10, 2024-
Top leaders of the CEA recently visited LLNL, accentuating a rich shared history of collaboration on fundamental science that supports stockpile stewardship.
Spot-Shadowing Damage on Laser Optics
Sept. 10, 2024-
Technology named Laser Energy Optimization by Precision Adjustments to the Radiant Distribution (LEOPARD) enhances the performance of NIF.
LLNL’s Kritcher Receives Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award
Sept. 10, 2024-
Annie Kritcher, design physicist and lead for integrated modeling in the Inertial Confinement Fusion program at LLNL, has been honored with the 2024 David J. Rose Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award by Fusion Power Associates.
